Is this projector short focus?
44996
It is standard focus. I have a 120 inch screen and the projector is mounted about 11 feet away. You can go to the Optoma website, put in the model number, and pull up specs for throw distance and offset. It is very helpful.
1285528
Yes. I love mine. Very portable, yet has a very clear image. I own a full size projector also, so I spoiled myself and bought this one for trips.
1464882
Short throw, of course, means you don't have to be far away. I have not tried this in brightly lighted rooms, but it has worked well in moderately (about the level of light at dusk) lit rooms. We have projected this through a muslin cloth screen in a moderately lighted room and the image was decent. I can't really answer the part about short/long throw, but I would image it would depend on the amount of light that would interfere with the "throw" of the projector...so across a longer throw there's more chance for light to interfere?
1520539
Again, it all depends on how big your screen is. I use mine at about 5ft and get about a 5ft diagonal picture. Remember this is a short throw projector.
1743803
that would depend on the how big of a screen you want and what angle you are projecting. I have my projector mounted on the ceiling and projecting a 110" image on my wall. I have rather good definition although the angle form the ceiling mount makes one corner of the projection not as clear as the rest,(there is a lens focus that you adjust for different distances) but from what I have read on every projector this is a very common problem. I would recommend this projector over any other. between it's value and clarity its a great buy for a big screen without the big price. let me know if you have any other questions.
1767249
No but the issue isn't the whiteboard. this product and most of the ones like it do not work with many short - throw and none of the ultra-short throw projectors
1068977
Sure. It's the minimum. For a better performance, visit the Epson site and in the projectors support you will find a projector calculator, which is perfect to show you the best size that fit your distance.
1464881
I've used the projector within 4 feet of the screen. Adjustment is easy from the menu. In bright room, screen is picking up ambient light, but picture quality is still good - for presentation purposes.
2250988
Yes, it has zoom, and can focus pretty close so you can put the projector pretty close to the wall if you need to. I find mine is extremely sharp and bright -- I'm very pleased with it.
1286739
no idea.. still getting used to it. I haven't figured how to adjust size, save moving the projector up close. The brightness and clarity were good. This was my first public use of it. All-in-all, pleased with it.
961558
Dear HL S. It is difficult to provide an accurate and scientific answer based on the given input. Give it a try, buy the product, check it out and see if it meets your quality standards. If yes--Great!. Otherwise return to supplier for full refund and learn from the experience when specifying another projector. Regards. Mr. North East.
1105917
Zoom is a factor of the distance of the projector to the screen or wall. While it doesn't zoom, per se, it does focus quite nicely at any given (zoom) distance. The auto keystone correction works well too.
640868
this is a entry level projector with the native resolution at 800x480. it is not a full hd projector. the speakers in the projector are small; for better sound quality, you 'd better use an outside speaker. The image quality is good for movies but not for small fonts.
1591552
Sorry, but this projector does a very poor job at projecting text. The text on the screen from my computer is fuzzy in some places even after adjusting the focus. I can't make the text from the whole screen clear, however, when watching videos, it's good enough. If you want a projector to occasionally watch videos, this projector is a good buy, however, it you want to project text, I'd recommend getting a used higher end model from another manufacturer.
135926
In my experience, the screen the projector can make is very small, and the light is kinda blur so you won't see the image very clear. Maybe because I didn't figure out how to use it? But anyway my experience isn't very good and I returned the product.
1694413
This model does not have any optical zoom. This projector is used mostly for mobile use. This model only has a manual focus wheel for adjusting the focus once you move the projector within a distance of between 3 to 6 feet max. This will give you a 120 in. approx wide screen image that will look sharp.
107600
Ok Eileen, this question doesn't give me enough information, so I did some experiments. If I place the screen 17" away from the front of the projector it can be focused to a sharp picture. At that distance I played the DVD movie "The Croods" and the widescreen picture was approximately 13.25" in diameter or just over 12" wide. Then I moved the screen out about 25" away from the front of the projector until the widescreen picture was 17" wide and then focused it and it was a sharp picture. I then changed movies and played the Blue Ray movie "Ice Age" and it projected the same size picture, but it was slightly sharper. Hope this helps you... :)